Man arrested on charge of robbing bar employee

Tuesday

Jul 25, 2017 at 4:00 PM

Daily Telegram staff

WESTON — Lenawee County sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect in an armed robbery Sunday when he returned to the scene of the crime.

An employee of the Weston Bar, 4086 W. Weston Road, was leaving work after closing the bar early Sunday when she was startled by a man banging on her car window, telling her she had a flat tire, according to a news release issued Monday by the sheriff. She pulled over to check on the tire and saw the man walking away.

As the woman sat in her car waiting for someone to come help change the tire, she felt an object being pressed to the back of her head, the news release said. She saw he was holding a knife as he demanded money from her. He was wearing a hooded, camouflage jacket; a white mask; and shorts. He took an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing to the northeast.

While deputies were investigating the robbery, the suspect returned to the area and was identified by the alleged victim, the news release said. The deputies arrested the man, whose name has not been released, and lodged him at the Lenawee County Jail on a charge of armed robbery.

The release said the man is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon, July 25, in Lenawee County District Court. He is being held on a $250,000 bond.